Day of Terror: Russian Strikes Kill 25, Wound At Least 110 Across Ukraine

Russian attacks killed 25 people and wounded at least 110 across Ukraine on Thursday, Oct. 29, prompting authorities to request an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council only a day after.

The deadliest strike hit a railway platform in Dnipro, where a Russian drone killed 14 people. Children were among the wounded as emergency services responded to the attacks.

Later in the day, another drone hit the dormitory of a vocational school in the city, setting several rooms on fire, though residents had taken shelter and no injuries were reported. Two girls aged 15 and 16 suffered acute stress reactions after the strike on the dormitory and were treated at the scene, Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Oleksandr Hanzha said.

In Chernihiv, north of Kyiv, a Russian strike killed two 15-year-old girls and wounded more than two dozen people, including at least four children, according to local officials.

In Kremenchuk, strikes on two locations killed three and injured 32, including six children, while a Banderol strike on central Chernihiv killed two 15-year-old girls and injured 27.

Russian forces also struck Izium and Lozova in Kharkiv region and the city of Zaporizhzhia, as well as the village of Bilenke in Zaporizhzhia region, where one man was killed.

Chernihiv and Poltava region officially declared Friday, Oct. 30, a day of mourning.

On Friday, Oct. 30, it became known that five more people were killed, prompting the Izium community to declare Saturday, Oct. 31, a day of mourning.

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Railway platform attack kills 14 in Dnipro

A deadly attack on a railway platform in Dnipro killed 14 people and left at least five wounded, Ukrainian authorities reported. Four were in serious condition, including an 11-year-old boy, according to Hanzha.

Ukrzaliznytsia said a Russian jet-powered drone struck the platform where passenger train No. 866, traveling from Dnipro to Zaporizhzhia, was located.

People were on the platform despite a warning of heightened danger, the railway operator said. Rescuers, medical personnel, and police were dispatched to the scene, while Hanzha said the wounded were receiving treatment.

Boarding school hit in Kremenchuk

In Kremenchuk, Poltava region, Russian forces struck two separate locations, according to regional governor Vitalii Diakivnych.

First, a Russian drone hit a residential apartment building, damaging apartment buildings and setting parked vehicles on fire.

During the second strike, private houses and the building of a boarding school were targeted, though the children had moved to a shelter in time.

As of 5:30 p.m. local time, three people had been killed and 32 injured, including six children, Diakivnych reported.

Nine people were hospitalized, two of them in serious condition: a 16-year-old boy and a 72-year-old man. Seven other victims were hospitalized in moderate condition.

Mayor Vitalii Maletskyi had earlier reported that a woman injured in the attack had sought assistance. Emergency crews continued dealing with the aftermath while officials assessed the damage to the residential building. The initial reports did not specify how many apartments had been affected.

2 teenage girls killed in central Chernihiv

A Russian Banderol strike on central Chernihiv killed two 15-year-old girls and injured at least 11 people, including children, regional governor Vyacheslav Chaus reported.

“They were only 15 years old. The enemy killed two children,” Chaus said. 

The attack took place in the middle of the day, when the streets were busy, and damaged shops, homes and private vehicles.

By 4 p.m. local time, the number of wounded had risen to 27, according to the Chernihiv City Council. 

Among the injured children are are a 10-month-old girl, a 10-year-old girl and two boys aged 16 and 17, Chaus reported. Two of them, a brother and sister, remain in serious condition.

5 Killed in Izium

In Izium, Kharkiv region, Russian forces dropped three guided aerial bombs (KABs), hitting a five-story building, regional governor Oleh Syniehubov initially reported.

After search and rescue operations at the site were completed, five people were found dead and 14 civilians were confirmed to be injured, according to Syniehubov. 

All five of those killed were employees of the Izium branch of the Kharkiv Center for Disease Control and Prevention. “This is a terrible and irreparable loss for the entire medical community of Kharkiv region,” Syniehubov said.

Earlier in the afternoon, a Russian strike on Lozova injured six men, all of whom were hospitalized with shrapnel wounds, Syniehubov said. 

Public transport targeted in Zaporizhzhia

In Zaporizhzhia, Russian forces repeatedly targeted public transport with first-person-view (FPV) drones.

Earlier in the morning, a FPV drone struck a city bus in the city center earlier in the morning, injuring four people, according to regional governor Mykhailo Semikin.

In two other separate strikes, two men, aged 66 and 41, were injured. Fifteen vehicles, a warehouse building and a power line were also reported damaged.

Shortly after, another FPV drone struck a minibus taxi in the city center, injuring one person.

In the afternoon, a drone hit a trolleybus, injuring three women. A 56-year-old woman was in serious condition, while two others, aged 71 and 66, suffered minor shrapnel wounds to their legs, Semikin said.

In the village of Bilenke in Zaporizhzhia region, a Russian attack killed a 49-year-old man, while three other men, aged 51, 74 and 75, were wounded.

“The enemy has changed its tactics and modified its drones,” Semikin said after a meeting with the military, adding that Ukrainian Defense Forces were already working on a response to the new threats.

He urged residents not to ignore air raid alerts.

Civilian facilities hit on successive days

Thursday’s attacks came as communities were still dealing with damage from earlier Russian strikes on civilian facilities.

In Chernihiv, a drone attack at around 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 28, damaged a municipal veterinary and animal sterilization center. Police reported that three women, aged 18, 40 and 59, were wounded.

One dog was killed, while another dog and three cats were injured. Investigators were collecting evidence for a war crimes investigation.

Kremenchuk has also faced repeated attacks this month. A Russian drone struck a university teaching building during the overnight assault reported on Oct. 21, injuring three people, including a 16-year-old.

The teenager was hospitalized with a concussion and blast-related injuries. A fire broke out on the building’s fifth floor before rescuers extinguished it.